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Jacob "Jake" Branson was the captain of the colonization spacecraft USCSS Covenant. He was the husband of Daniels. He was in command for the Covenant's disastrous voyage to Origae-6, during which it suffered several catastrophes that resulted in the loss of most of the ship's crew and its hijacking by David.

Branson was killed when the Covenant was damaged by a stellar ignition shock wave; his hypersleep pod malfunctioned and he was trapped inside and incinerated.

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Branson at one point married Daniels. They both enjoyed nature, going on mountain climbing and planned to build a log cabin at Origae-6.

On the Covenant

Branson spoke with his second mate Oram and the ship's pilot Tennessee about the beauty of space. Branson was the first to go into cryosleep, citing the cause as a fever.

While the Covenant made its journey, a neutrino storm damaged the ship and sealed Branson's pod shut. As Ankor and Cole tried to release Branson from his pod, the pod malfunctioned and flooded with smoke before catching fire, incinerating Branson alive. His burnt corpse would later be jettisoned into space as a funeral.